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acetyl



ace·tyl [ ə-ˈsē-tᵊl]



acetyl   
noun
[ə-ˈsē-tᵊl]

Definition of acetyl

: the radical CH3CO− of acetic acid —often used in combination



Recent Examples on the Web


//Her death was ruled an accidental overdose from fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl and cocaine.
— Eliza Fawcett, chicagotribune.com, "20 deadly overdoses in 5 years at 2 West Side hotels. Why it’s so hard to tackle a few blocks of the opioid crisis," 17 Oct. 2019
//Several years ago, Oberdoerffer followed a hunch that cells might use another simple chemical unit, an acetyl group, on mRNA.
— Ken Garber, Science | AAAS, "Hidden layer of gene control influences everything from cancer to memory," 1 July 2019
//Cocaine, heroin and acetyl fentanyl were found in his system.
— Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, "Girl who lost parents to heroin starts over: `I want a family'," 27 June 2018
//In 2016, Chinese customs agents seized 70 kilograms of fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl in a cargo container that was bound for Mexico.
— Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Fentanyl has taken over America's drug market. Where is it coming from?," 17 June 2018
//The coroner, Jonathan Lucas, said that Mr. Petty’s system showed traces of the drugs fentanyl, oxycodone, temazepam, alprazolam, citalopram, acetyl fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl.
— Joe Coscarelli, New York Times, "Tom Petty Died From Accidental Drug Overdose Involving Opioids, Coroner Says," 19 Jan. 2018
//Adding the acetyl tag is a natural mechanism used by cells to change the way histone interacts with DNA.
— Smithsonian, "Instead of Killing Bacteria, Can We Just “Turn Off” Its Ability To Cause Infections?," 14 Dec. 2017
//A federal jury convicted Justin Larson, 30, in January after a three-week trial showed Larson distributed acetyl fentanyl on May 9, 2014, to a user who later died, according to the office of the U.S. attorney for Maryland.
— Washington Post, "Gaithersburg man gets life in drug case," 1 July 2017
//Carfentanil was involved in 54 deaths last year and acetyl fentanyl was involved in 43, statistics show.
— cleveland.com, "Heroin and fentanyl killed more people in Cuyahoga County in 2016 than homicides, suicides and car crashes," 24 May 2017


First Known Use of acetyl

1864, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for acetyl

borrowed from German Acetyl, from Latin acētum "vinegar" + German -yl -yl — more at acetic acid



Dictionary Entries near acetyl

acetoxy-

acetoxyl

aceturic acid

acetyl

acetylacetonate

acetylacetone

acetylamino-